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L. G. BINKLY.

Whiftree.

No. 74,287. v i 1 .Patented Feb. 11.1868.-

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Vis sought to be attained. In that invention the vtraces are -each `attached to aspri @uitrit tstesatwt ffies'.4

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Letters Patent No. 74,287,0Zated February/ 11. 1868.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: v

'Be it known that I, L. G. BINKLY, of Fairview, inthe county o f Wayne, and State ofOhio, have invented a new and improved Whiilie-Tree; and I do hereby declare the following 'to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the same, suiicient to enable those skilled in the art to whichmyinventiou appertains to make use of it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, inlwhich the drawing is azperspective view. -1 Y This improvement consists in attaching t to a certain extent, when any sudden force is as well as rendering its action easier for the horse,

brought to bear upon it, therebypreventing it Vfrombeing broken,

and imparting a-vsteadier motion to the carriage.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary whiiile-tree, having `hooksl aafto which to attach the traces- On the forward sideof this whiiiie-tree is a spring, B, ofthe forni shown in the drawing, supported in position and 'guided in its operation by an armor lug, e, and by pins, c c, operating in slots or gains, b b, at each end of the spring. The object of thus constructing, attaching, and supporting the spring is to allow it perfect freedom of action, while, at the same'time, holding it steady, and preventing its twisting or breaking. ing thus been attached to the whiiiie-tree, the latter is connected with the carriage bya hooked coupling, G'. The whiiiletree passes through the forward end of' this coupling, the latter beingmade with arms g g, between which the lwhiiiie-treeI is held. A bolt, I, connects the arms at the lug e, tts-shown in the drawing. l

As thewhiiiie-tree is drawn forward, the bolt I presses against the centre 'oilthe spring, which at this point sustains the entire draught of the carriage. When the carriage comes in contact with any obstacle which arrests its motion suddenly, the forcent' the shocklwill be taken upon` the sprng}3,,thereby saving the carriage or for use in connection with ploughs, whichV are frequently coming in sudden contact with rocks and other I am aware that a jvhiiiie-tree hasbeen heretofore constructed and used, in which the same general result length of the whiiiie-tree. The diii'erenoe between Yniy invention and'the one referred to, and the advantages of mine'. over that one, will be obvious at a glance.

the whiilie-tree, as in other cases. Y Y

In my'invention a short sprin'g can housed, to which any degree of strength and rigidity can be iniparted without rendering it cumbersome and unwieldy, while this' cannot be done in thecase of the other invention.

,The whole device is'simpler, cheaper, and less liabletoget out of order than the one referred to, besides acting more eiiiciently whenjin'order.

, Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A whiiiie-tree, constructed of a single bar, A, sliding forward. and backward in a socket or coupling, G, and operating against` a spring, B, arranged in front of it, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

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he whiiile-treeto a-sprng, which supports it, and allows it to yield, i

.The spring havi thfeir forward ends, passing through a hole in d rendering the action much easier for the horse. It will be especially valuable ng,` which extends the entire In ruine, the traces are notratt'ached to the spring, but to 

